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- 1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 1494 - When his father wouldn't let him drive race cars, J.C. Agajanian changed his career path from racing driver to promoter. He organized motorcycle and automobile competitions throughout the western United States, and he was a fixture at the Indianapolis 500 from the late 1940s into the 1970s. The much-loved Agajanian was rarely seen without his trademark cowboy hat.
- May 01, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 1494
When his father wouldn't let him drive race cars, J.C. Agajanian changed his career path from racing driver to promoter. He organized motorcycle and automobile competitions throughout the western United States, and he was a fixture at the Indianapolis 500 from the late 1940s into the 1970s. The much-loved Agajanian was rarely seen without his trademark cowboy hat.
- Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1969 Indianapolis 500--Item 462 - Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. Mario Andretti won the 1969 Indianapolis 500. The competition featured a field of 33 rear-engine vehicles -- the first time no front-engine cars qualified for the race.
- 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1969 Indianapolis 500--Item 462
Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. Mario Andretti won the 1969 Indianapolis 500. The competition featured a field of 33 rear-engine vehicles -- the first time no front-engine cars qualified for the race.
- 1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 1003 - Colin Chapman and Jim Clark represented a perfect partnership between race car designer and driver. Chapman's innovative and ever-lighter cars produced exceptional speed, while Clark's skills behind the wheel regularly outmatched those of his competitors. In collaboration with Ford Motor Company, the two made Britain's Team Lotus a major force at the Indianapolis 500 in the mid-1960s.
- May 01, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 1003
Colin Chapman and Jim Clark represented a perfect partnership between race car designer and driver. Chapman's innovative and ever-lighter cars produced exceptional speed, while Clark's skills behind the wheel regularly outmatched those of his competitors. In collaboration with Ford Motor Company, the two made Britain's Team Lotus a major force at the Indianapolis 500 in the mid-1960s.
- Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1969 Indianapolis 500--Item 461 - Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. Mario Andretti won the 1969 Indianapolis 500. The competition featured a field of 33 rear-engine vehicles -- the first time no front-engine cars qualified for the race.
- 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1969 Indianapolis 500--Item 461
Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. Mario Andretti won the 1969 Indianapolis 500. The competition featured a field of 33 rear-engine vehicles -- the first time no front-engine cars qualified for the race.
- Jim Clark in Lotus-Ford Race Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967 - Jim Clark was photographed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice sessions and qualifying trials leading up to the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He drove the #31 Ford-powered Lotus 38, entered by Colin Chapman's Team Lotus of Great Britain. When Clark's engine blew on lap 35, he was forced to retire early and settle for a 31st-place finish.
- May 01, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Jim Clark in Lotus-Ford Race Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967
Jim Clark was photographed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice sessions and qualifying trials leading up to the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He drove the #31 Ford-powered Lotus 38, entered by Colin Chapman's Team Lotus of Great Britain. When Clark's engine blew on lap 35, he was forced to retire early and settle for a 31st-place finish.
- Lotus-Ford Race Car Driven by Graham Hill at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967 - Photographer Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. This photo shows British racer Graham Hill at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for events surrounding the 1967 Indianapolis 500. Hill won the previous year's race, but a bad piston ended his 1967 attempt after 23 laps.
- May 01, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Lotus-Ford Race Car Driven by Graham Hill at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967
Photographer Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. This photo shows British racer Graham Hill at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for events surrounding the 1967 Indianapolis 500. Hill won the previous year's race, but a bad piston ended his 1967 attempt after 23 laps.
- Jim Clark in Lotus-Ford Race Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967 - Jim Clark was photographed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice sessions and qualifying trials leading up to the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He drove the #31 Ford-powered Lotus 38, entered by Colin Chapman's Team Lotus of Great Britain. When Clark's engine blew on lap 35, he was forced to retire early and settle for a 31st-place finish.
- May 01, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Jim Clark in Lotus-Ford Race Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967
Jim Clark was photographed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice sessions and qualifying trials leading up to the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He drove the #31 Ford-powered Lotus 38, entered by Colin Chapman's Team Lotus of Great Britain. When Clark's engine blew on lap 35, he was forced to retire early and settle for a 31st-place finish.
- 1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 691 - Jim Clark was photographed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice sessions and qualifying trials leading up to the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He drove the #31 Ford-powered Lotus 38, entered by Colin Chapman's Team Lotus of Great Britain. When Clark's engine blew on lap 35, he was forced to retire early and settle for a 31st-place finish.
- May 01, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 691
Jim Clark was photographed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice sessions and qualifying trials leading up to the 1967 Indianapolis 500. He drove the #31 Ford-powered Lotus 38, entered by Colin Chapman's Team Lotus of Great Britain. When Clark's engine blew on lap 35, he was forced to retire early and settle for a 31st-place finish.
- Graham Hill in Lotus-Ford Race Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967 - Colin Chapman and Jim Clark represented a perfect partnership between race car designer and driver. Chapman's innovative and ever-lighter cars produced exceptional speed, while Clark's skills behind the wheel regularly outmatched those of his competitors. In collaboration with Ford Motor Company, the two made Britain's Team Lotus a major force at the Indianapolis 500 in the mid-1960s.
- May 01, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Graham Hill in Lotus-Ford Race Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1967
Colin Chapman and Jim Clark represented a perfect partnership between race car designer and driver. Chapman's innovative and ever-lighter cars produced exceptional speed, while Clark's skills behind the wheel regularly outmatched those of his competitors. In collaboration with Ford Motor Company, the two made Britain's Team Lotus a major force at the Indianapolis 500 in the mid-1960s.
- 1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 1647 - British engineer and designer Colin Chapman formed Team Lotus in 1952. Unlike rival Formula One builders, his cars emphasized light weight and agile handling over brute horsepower. Chapman and driver Jim Clark revolutionized the Indianapolis 500 with the rear-engine Lotus 38, which won in 1965. Chapman's innovations, including monocoque chassis construction and aerodynamic ground effects, continue to influence race car design.
- May 01, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
1967 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 1647
British engineer and designer Colin Chapman formed Team Lotus in 1952. Unlike rival Formula One builders, his cars emphasized light weight and agile handling over brute horsepower. Chapman and driver Jim Clark revolutionized the Indianapolis 500 with the rear-engine Lotus 38, which won in 1965. Chapman's innovations, including monocoque chassis construction and aerodynamic ground effects, continue to influence race car design.